BH Forum materials - December 2022
/Topics: Design brainstorming for small bucket categories, planning for 2023
Read MoreYHDP Background
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In 2017 a 100-day challenge to house 100 youth and young adults in Spokane. This effort grew into a collaborative effort to end youth and young adult (YYA) homelessness. In 2021 the HUD selected the Spokane community to participate in the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP). Learn more about the background leading up to Spokane’s YHDP.
Read MoreBehavioral Health Forum Year in Review, 2022
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Overview of the Behavioral Health Forum’s 2022 body of work, which focused on identifying and developing workforce investments and initiatives to be implemented in 2023.
Read MoreCoordinated Community Plan (CCP)
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The Coordinated Community Plan for Spokane was developed through regular meetings with Core Team partners, including youth and young adults (YYA) with lived homelessness experience, service providers, and stakeholders. It represents the work of stakeholders from across the community — from YYA with lived experience, government, child welfare, education, workforce development, business, justice, affordable housing, advocacy, and community organizations.
Read MoreSpokane Collaborative Materials - November, 2022
/Spokane Collaborative materials for November, 2022. This month is a self guided reflection and ask to participate in a survey, we will not be convening this month.
Read MoreBH Forum materials - November 2022
/Topics: Results review, discussion, and decision-making in remaining two Big Bucket categories: Peers & CHWs, Training/Education - Evidence-Based Practices
Read MoreFederal Government Approves Oregon Medicaid Waiver, Including First-in-Nation Medicaid Funding for Food and Housing.
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Oregon has received federal approval to pilot first-in-the-nation changes to the state’s Medicaid program over the next five years. Under the agreement, Oregon would receive $1.1 billion in new federal funds to address inadequate food, housing and other root-cause issues that lead to poor health for people and families struggling to make ends meet.
Read MoreSpokane Collaborative Meeting Materials - October, 2022
/Spokane Collaborative meeting materials for October, 2022.
Read MoreCommunity Resilience Fund RFP set to be released soon
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To further support our commitment, BHT is releasing funding out of our Community Resiliency Fund in a single Request for Proposal process to address racism and prioritize awarding dollars to organizations led by and serving impacted populations.
Read MoreOpen Enrollment 10: Health Coverage for 2023
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Open Enrollment season is upon us! New and existing Healthplanfinder customers can begin shopping for a 2023 Qualified Health Plan (QHP) and Qualified Dental Plan (QDP) on November 1, 2022. Our navigators can help customers select a plan by December 15, 2022 for their coverage to start January 1, 2023!
Read MoreBH Forum materials - October 2022
/Topics: Discuss results from September participatory budgeting, continue decision-making on funding activities and funding levels (10-10:45 am); MCO BH Access Survey presentation and wrap-up (10:45-11:00 am)
Read MoreSpokane Collaborative Meeting Materials - September 15, 2022
/Spokane Collaborative meeting materials for September 15, 2022.
Read MoreBH Forum materials - September 2022
/Topics: Decision-making on funded activities and funding levels (10-11:15 am); HCA FFS presentation (11:15-11:30pm)
Read MoreCOVID Housing Grant Program Centers BIPOC Communities and The Power of Human Connection
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Last year, Better Health Together partnered with five community organizations with strong ties and trusted relationships with members of their community to provide housing assistance through the City of Spokane Emergency Housing grant. Through this work, organizations identified families impacted by COVID and needing financial assistance to stabilize their housing situation. The partner organizations have served more than 250 households to date! Many of these households had been facing imminent eviction.
Read MoreResources for VBP in behavioral health
/Resources provided by The National Council for Mental Health Wellbeing
Read MoreSpokane Collaborative Meeting Materials - July 21, 2022
/Spokane Collaborative meeting materials for July 21, 2022.
Read MoreRoe v. Wade BHT Board Position Statement
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The BHT Board reaffirms our belief that reproductive rights are human rights, and vital to achieving health justice is ensuring all people have the highest level of autonomy and choice in determining what healthy looks like for them.
Read MoreMedicaid Transformation Project (MTP) Public Comment Period
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The HCA is asking for feedback on their draft application for our state’s Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver renewal. They will use feedback to refine the application that the HCA will submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this summer. Read the letters from BHT’s Board of Directors and Community Voices Council.
Read MoreSpokane Collaborative Meeting Materials - June 16, 2022
/Spokane Collaborative meeting materials for June 16, 2022.
Read MoreRFP: Network Administrator, Tribal Partners Collaborative
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The Tribal Partners Collaborative is seeking a Network Administrator or Project Manager for a 12-month contracted position.
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